orthoepisticadj.
/ˌɔːθəʊɛˈpɪstɪk/, /ˌɔːθəʊɪˈpɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌɔrθoʊəˈpɪstɪk/ Linguistics.
Of or relating to orthoepists; devised or studied by orthoepists.
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orthoepistic1869
orthoepistical1913
1869 A. J. Ellis On Early Eng. Pronunc. I. i. 223 Attempting to shew that formerly h was not pronounced in English, and that it was altogether an orthoepistic fancy to pronounce it.
1954 Shakespeare Q. 5 413 The Introduction..discusses Shakespeare's language in general and explains how his pronunciation can be determined from orthoepistic, orthographic, metrical, and rhyme evidence.
1972 Eng. Stud. 53 506 This type of pronunciation was vulgar or dialectal..but at least in some words it must have infiltrated educated speech, as is shown by its frequent occurrence in orthoepistic works.
1983 Stud. Eng. Lit.: Eng. Number (Tokyo) 219 Orthoepistic evidence, however, does not support the author's views.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1869- to the headward
- to the heavens
- to the height
- to the hilt
- to the honour of
- to the houseward
- to the intent
- to the intent that
- to the kingward
- to the kingwards
- to the landward
- to the landwards
- to the large
- to the last
- to the last degree
- to the last detail
- to the last extremity
- to the last man
- to the lees
- to the left
- to the leftward
- to the leftward of
- to the letter
- to the life
- to the limit